US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

US Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM)
“Technology for the 21st Century”
Briefer: Mr. Richard Chandler
Director, Advanced
Technology Directorate
(SOAL-T)
22 May 2008
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PURPOSE: To Provide an Overview of United States
Special Operations Command’s Science and Technology
(S&T) Program and Technology Development Objectives
for Industry
ƒ SOF Warrior Concept / SOF Uniqueness
ƒ USSOCOM Advanced Technology Directorate
ƒ S&T Program / Technology Development Objectives
ƒ How To Reach Us
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USSOCOM Mission is to provide fully capable
Special Operations Forces to defend the United
States and its interests. Plan and synchronize
operations against terrorist networks
Deter, Disrupt &
Defeat Terrorist
Threats
Sustain and
Modernize
the Force
Plan and Conduct Special
Operations
Equip the Operator
Emphasize Culturally- Attuned
Engagement
Upgrade SOF Mobility
Foster Interagency
Cooperation
Obtain Persistent ISR
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The SOF Operator
ƒ Through Exhaustive Training, Which Includes
Language and Cultural Skills, SOF Deploys Into
Remote Areas, Works with Indigenous Personnel,
Coalition Forces, and Enemy Supporters. Through
Close Interaction with the Local Populations, SOF
Reaps Valuable Intelligence For GWOT--Find and
Fix
ƒ The Operations Tempo (OPTEMPO) Often
Demands Rapid Transition Into New Areas,
Languages, Cultural Roots, and Necessitates
Forces Train and Prepare Whenever the Operator
Has Time
ƒ In Such Employments the Operator Must Be Self-sufficient, Survivable,
Equipped with Advanced Information Mining Tools, and Naturally Occurring in
the Environment
ƒ SOF Operates Alone in Austere Environments with Only the Items They Can
Carry
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National Defense Authorization Act of 1986
A Unified Combatant
Command…
ƒ Command of All U.S. Based SOF
ƒ Plan and Synchronize DoD Activities
in the Global War on Terrorism
ƒ Deploy SOF to Support Geographic
Combatant Commanders
ƒ As Directed, Conduct Operations
Globally
ƒ Plan and Execute Pre-Crisis
Activities
…With Service-like
Responsibilities
ƒ Organize, Train, and Equip SOF
ƒ Develop Strategy, Doctrine, and
Tactics
ƒ Programs and Budget
ƒ Procure SOF-peculiar Equipment
ƒ Monitor SOF Personnel
ƒ Ensure Interoperability
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Definition of Special Operations Peculiar
ƒ Equipment, Materiel, Supplies, and Services with No Documented
Service-common Requirement
¾ Often a Time – Priority Related Issue
¾ Numbers May Not Justify Cost of Service Process
¾ Items Initially Supported by USSOCOM Funding May Be Adopted by a Service
ƒ SOF Peculiar Modifications to Service Common Items
¾ Approved by the CDR USSOCOM for Application to Items Used by Other DoD
Forces
¾ Modifications Initially Supported with USSOCOM Funds May be Adopted by
Service
ƒ Critically Urgent Items / Service Supporting SOF Activities
¾ Combat Mission Need Statement
¾ Emerging Technology Prototypes Approved for SOF Use
Reference: DODD 5100.3, “Support of the Headquarters of
Combatant and Subordinate Joint Commands”
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Director
Mr. Chandler
SOAL-T Org
Chart
Deputy Director
Mr. Saren
SOAE
PEO-II
Admin
WDC Office
Mr. Richardson
Science Advisors
SO Applied Research
(SOAR) Division
Vacant
SO Advanced Technology
Development (SOAT) Division
Vacant
SO Assessment & Technology
Demonstration (SOAD) Division
Vacant
Budget, Plans & Business
Management
Mr. Gacek
SBIR
Mr. Martin
(ACTDs/JCTDs)
Mr. Littleton
SOTD
Mr. Smith
SOST
Mr. Saren
Technology Transition
Initiative (TTI)
Clandestine Tagging, Tracking,
& Locating (CTTL)
Mr. Tanke
Clandestine Tagging, Tracking,
& Locating (CTTL)
Mr. Tanke
Quick Reaction Funding
(QRF)
MEDTECH
Mr. Clayton
Science & Technology Liaisons
Vacant
Manufacturing Technology
(MANTECH)
Joint Non-Lethal Weapons
Program (JNLWP)
Mr. Graus
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SOF Transformation
ƒ Department of Defense Lead: Plan, Prioritize, and Synchronize
DoD Global Operations Against Terrorist Networks
ƒ Global Presence: Establish a Worldwide Continuous Joint
SOF Presence to Shape Operational Environments
ƒ Global Expeditionary Force: Create Quick Reaction, Missionfocused, Task Organized Joint SOF Teams
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S&T Investment Strategy Transformation
ƒ Refocus USSOCOM S&T Investments on Fewer Items with
the Potential to Deliver a High Payoff SOF End Item or
Technology
ƒ Singular S&T Thrusts
¾ Larger Scale SOF S&T Investments (Similar to Tagging, Tracking,
and Locating Initiative)
– Apply Funds From Multiple USSOCOM S&T Programs
– Maximize Leveraging Opportunities Across MILDEPs and Government
Agencies (e.g. DARPA)
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Technology Development Objectives (TDOs)
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Capability Gap Analysis Was Conducted in 2005
and Approved By the Commander, USSOCOM
(General Brown) on 28 Feb 06
Command Guidance Was Established Based on
the Capability Gap Analysis That Identified
Capability Areas and Overarching Technology
Threads
Guidance Provided a Baseline for S&T Investment
TDOs Were Developed by USSOCOM Component
Commands, Program Executive Offices (PEOs)
That Define Specific Technologies and Capabilities
General Officer / Flag Officer Supported S&T
Initiatives Have Been Included
Overarching Technology Threads
Advanced Power Sources
Signature Management
Command, Control, Communications,
Computers, and Intelligence (C4I)
Capability Areas
Tagging, Tracking, and Locating (TTL)
SOF Warrior
Mobility
Information Operations (IO) &
Psychological Operations (PSYOP)
Sensors
Fire Support
Training Systems
Logistics
Medical
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TDO – Advanced Power Sources –
ƒ Power
System Technologies
Pursue Advanced Replacements for Standard Batteries That Provide Five to Ten Times the Current
Battery Capacity Life for the SOF Operator. Pursue Micro-battery Technology Solutions with Extended
Duration Capability for Miniature TTL Devices. Replacement Batteries Cannot Create a Thermal
Signature that Can Be Detected.
¾ Replacements for AA, DL-123, BA-5590
¾ Must Fit Into Current or Future Visual Augmentation Systems
ƒ Advanced Surface Craft Power Systems
Pursue SOF Combatant Craft Advanced Power Systems That Provide Significantly Better Power-toweight Ratios at Top Speed and Significantly Better Fuel Efficiency at Cruise Speed.
¾ Power to Weight Ratio of 1.0 Horsepower Per Pound (hp/lb)
¾ Fuel Efficiency of 0.1lb/hp Per Hour
ƒ Advanced Energy Storage For Underwater Vehicles
Pursue Advanced Energy Storage Systems That Are Significantly Higher Capacity Than Those
Currently Used in SOF Underwater Vehicles.
¾ Performance Objective of Storing and Delivering 1.5 Kilowatt Hour (KWh) Per Liter
and 0.6KWh Per Kilogram of Displacement
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TDO – Signature Management –
ƒ Low-Probability-of-Intercept/Low-Probability-of-Detection (LPI/LPD)
Systems
Develop LPI/LPD Systems with the Capacity to Support SOF Mission Objectives in Denied
and High Threat Areas That Incorporate the Technical Characteristics Required to Defeat
the Threat.
ƒ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Engine Noise Suppression
Technologies
Develop Noise Suppression Technologies That Can Drastically Reduce the Sound of
Medium-sized UAV Engines.
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TDO – Command, Control, Communications,
Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) –
ƒ SOF Universal Radio Frequency (RF) System
Develop a Multi-purpose, Fully Integrated, Man-portable RF Capability That Can Provide
SOF-unique Functional Attributes. The Handheld System Should Provide SOF
Functionalities Including Command and Control; Situational Awareness and Tracking;
Navigation and Geolocation; Hostile Force TTL; Signals Intelligence; SOF Blue Force
Tracking; Communications; and Counter-IED Capabilities.
ƒ Low-power, Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs)
Develop LNAs with Ultra-high Linearity and Higher Dynamic Range RF Front-ends for Use
in Command, Control, and Communication Systems Without Compromising System
Sensitivity (Noise Figure).
ƒ Digital Receiver and Transceiver
Develop Advanced Digital Receivers and Transceivers with Reduced Size, Weight, and
Power; Enhanced Programmability, Flexibility, and Performance; and Reduced Life Cycle
Cost.
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TDO – C4I (cont’d) –
ƒ Mobile Ad-Hoc Networking
Develop Robust, Affordable, Mobile Ad-hoc Networking Data Link Technologies Suitable
for Use By Sensors, Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Dismounted Ground Units in
Small Battery-powered Applications.
ƒ Secure Mesh
Develop a Secure, Type 1-accredited Device to Allow the Establishment of Secure Selfforming, Ad-hoc Networks for Tactical Units on the Move.
ƒ Distributed Data System Technologies
Develop Technologies That Provide Automatic Data Synchronization, Fusion, and
Indexing of Data Collected By Widely Dispersed Tactical Teams.
ƒ Datalinks
Develop Continued Technology Improvements in the Cost, Weight, and Bandwidth
Capability to Enable More Datalink Access, Particularly By Disadvantaged Access Users.
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TDO – C4I (cont’d) –
ƒ Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
Develop Persistent ISR Capabilities That Rapidly Disseminate Operational Information to
Key Elements on the Battlefield Through a Combination of Manned and Unmanned
Airborne ISR to Flexibly Support the Dynamic SOF Mission Set.
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TDO – Tagging, Tracking, Location (TTL) –
ƒ Reduce the Size, Weight, and Power Requirements for Tags and
Sensors to Allow Improved Clandestine Operations
Develop Personnel and Equipment Identification and Location Technologies That Can
Provide a Small Form Factor, Clandestine Capability for Rapid Identification at Various
Distances. These Technologies Must Work in All Environments Such as Jungle, Desert,
Maritime, Mountain, and Polar.
¾ Tactical to Nano-scale Systems
ƒ Introduce New Capabilities for Detecting, Identifying, and Tracking
Targets Based on Unique Observables
Natural Signatures: e.g. Biometrics, Unique Mechanical Defects, and Augmentation of
Natural Signatures Such as “Perfumes” and “Stains.”
ƒ Provide New Mechanisms to Deploy, Monitor, and Manage
Clandestine Devices with Reduced Exposure of Operational
Personnel
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TDO – SOF Warrior Systems –
ƒ Night Vision
Develop Night Vision Technologies That Provide Small, Lightweight, Low Power, and
Hyper- or Multi-spectral Sensors Coupled With Digital Color-fusion Processing and Display
Technologies.
ƒ Tunable Weapons
Pursue a Greater Variety of Integrated, Tunable Weapons - Non-lethal Weapons With a
Tunable Destructive Potential - to Accommodate a Broad Variety of Missions While
Limiting or Eliminating Collateral Damage and Casualties.
ƒ Miniature Hemispherical Resonating Gyroscope
Pursue a Miniature, Three-axis, Hemispherical Resonating Gyroscope, Inertial-navigation
Capability as a Replacement for the Digital Magnetic Compass (DMC).
¾ Low-drift (Threshold) or No-drift (Objective)
¾ One-mil (Threshold) or Sub-mil (Objective) Accuracy
¾ Volume of Eight Cubic Inches (Threshold) or One Cubic Inch (Objective)
¾ Weight of One Pound (Threshold) or Less (Objective)
¾ Draw Same or Less Power Wattage (milliWatts) as the DMC
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TDO – SOF Warrior Systems (cont’d) –
ƒ Low Observable (LO) and Counter Low Observable (CLO)
Develop Technologies That Pursue Passive, Active, Adaptive, Single, and Multi-spectral
Means That Provide LO and CLO Capabilities to Individual Soldier Systems.
¾ Material Level (e.g. Fibers, Dyes, and Pigments) or
¾ LO Signature Reducing Properties Processed at the Textile Level
ƒ Advanced Conformal Body Armor
Develop Advanced Conformal Body Armor Technologies That Can Provide SOF with a
Superior Conformal Body Armor Capability By Increasing Ballistic Protection and Body
Coverage While Reducing Weight, Thickness, and Heat Load.
¾ Ability to Protect Against 7.62x54mm Armor Piercing Round
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TDO – Mobility –
ƒ Next Generation Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Delivery Vehicle (SDV)
Develop a Next-generation, Shallow-water Submersible Vehicle That is Dry-Deck-Shelter
Capable.
¾ Increased Payload Capacity
¾ Increased Mission Duration and Range
¾ Thermal Protection for SOF Personnel
¾ More Capable Sensors
¾ Clandestine Tagging Capability
ƒ Next Generation Modular Ground Vehicles
Develop Technologies That Support Improvements to SOF Ground Mobility Vehicles
Through a Family Of Vehicles (FOV) Approach That Will Allow SOF Units to Move
Tactically Over Urban, Desert, Woodland, Jungle, Mountains, and Arctic Terrain in All
Threat Conditions.
¾ Able to Be Transported on CV-22 and MH-47
ƒ LO and CLO
Develop LO And CLO Capabilities Employable Across the Spectrum of SOF Manned and
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Unmanned Aircraft, Ground Vehicles, and Combatant Craft.
TDO – Mobility (cont’d) –
ƒ Aircraft Occupant Ballistic Protection Systems (AOBPS)
Develop New Forms of Lightweight, Transparent Ballistic Armor for Areas Such as
Aircraft Windscreen and Chin Bubbles and Lightweight Ballistic Protection to Replace
Existing Steel and Kevlar Panels. Transparent Systems Should Provide Protection
Against a Variety of Small Arms Rounds without Impeding Aircrew Vision or Field of
View with or without the Use of Night Vision Devices.
¾ Protection Against 7.62x39mm Rounds (Threshold) at Muzzle Velocity
¾ Lighter Than 6.4lbs Per Square Foot
ƒ Enhanced Pilotage Systems
Develop Enhanced Pilotage Systems That Provide Reduced Pilot Workload While
Improving Situational Awareness in Obscure Conditions and Avoiding Small Obstacles
Such as Wires.
¾ Provide Advanced Pilot Display System (e.g. Helmet or Platform Mounted)
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TDO – Information and Psychological
Operations –
ƒ Small Conformal Amplitude Modulation (AM) Antenna Array
Technologies
Develop Small Conformal AM Antenna Array Technologies That Provide a Small,
Lightweight AM Transmit Antenna That Can Be Mounted on SOF UAVs.
ƒ Sonic Projection Technologies
Develop Technologies That Provide the Capability to Direct Sound Waves to Long
Distances to Target an Individual or a Group with a Specific Audible Message Using a
“Beam Of Sound.”
¾ 1.5 Kilometer (km) Distance (Threshold)
ƒ Electronic Paper (EP) Technologies
Develop EP Technologies That Allow the Production of Scatterable Media Payloads That
Use a Paper Format That Incorporates Audio and/or Video Containing PSYOP Messages.
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TDO – Sensors –
ƒ Degraded Environmental Conditions Capable Sensors
Develop Sensor Technologies That Will Provide High Resolution in Foul Weather and
Low-contrast Environments.
ƒ Multi-spectral Aircraft Sensors
Develop Advanced, Portable, Multi-spectral Sensors That Are Compatible with All SOF
Aircraft and That Allow a Walk-on Modular ‘Plug-in’ Capability to Speed Fielding to Battle.
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TDO – Training Systems –
ƒ Virtual Training
Develop Technologies That Will Provide the Capability to Format Virtual Training Classes
That Adapt to The Individual’s Knowledge Level.
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TDO – Medical –
ƒ Tactical Combat Casualty Care
Develop Improved, Self-contained Field Medical Care Kits That Contain the Materials
Necessary to Treat Time-critical Injuries Typically Encountered by SOF.
¾ Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Approved Devices
ƒ Micro Lab
Develop a Compact, Lightweight, Highly Multiplexed Medical Assay Device That Will
Analyze a Host of Body Substances for Presence of Disease-causing Pathogens and
Other Significant Biomarkers Relevant to Patient Assessment and Management of
Diseases of Military Importance in Far-forward Locations.
¾ Small Briefcase Size - Approximately 20x16x4 inches (Threshold)
¾ Less than 12lbs (Threshold)
ƒ Performance Enhancements
Protocols, Technologies and Equipment Designed to Vastly Improve the Performance of
the SOF Warrior.
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TDO – Weapons –
ƒ Precision Guided Munitions
Develop Technology That Improves the Accuracy, Reliability, and Lethality of Small,
Lightweight, Precision-guided Munitions for SOF Application While Reducing the Cost,
Weight, and Integration Complexity.
ƒ Advanced Ammunition
Develop Technologies That Provide Increased Accuracy, Multi-purpose Small Arms
Ammunition. Develop a Medium-velocity, Shoulder-fired 40mm Round That Has
Integrated Fire Control Systems for Ballistic Solutions.
¾ Capable of Being Fired Out of a M203 Grenade Launcher or Enhanced Grenade
Launcher Module Type Systems
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TDO – Weather –
ƒ In-situ Weather Forecasting
Develop Improved Near- to Mid-term Insitu Weather Forecasting Capabilities That
Incorporate Various Meteorological Data Sources to Provide an Accurate Projection of
Weather Conditions for a Localized Tactical Operating Area.
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TDO – Mobility –
ƒ Terrain Following-Terrain Avoidance (TF-TA) Radar
Develop a TF-TA Radar Design That is Common Across All SOF Aircraft. The TF-TA
Radar Should Be a Software-based Sensor with a Wide Front-end Bandwidth Capacity,
Where Capabilities and Modes of Operation Are Derived From Software Algorithms and
Common Modular Programming. The TF-TA Radar Should Provide Imagery, Guidance,
and Alerts for Man-made Structures and Include the Capability for High-resolution
Ground-mapping with Moving Target Indicator to Detect Landmarks, Landing Zone
Obstructions, and Vehicular Traffic.
¾ Software Modules Allow for Field Upgrades
¾ Radar Emission Signature Should be Dynamic, Random and Employ ‘Chameleon’
Techniques to Preclude ID
ƒ Aircraft Avionics
Develop Continued Technology Improvements to Allow Better Performance on Existing
Aircraft Data Bus and Wiring without the Large Cost to Rewire Current Aircraft Fleet.
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TDO – Mobility –
ƒ Ultra Lightweight Joint Airdrop System
Develop an Advanced Precision Resupply Capability for Scenarios in Which Enemy
Forces Possess a Significant Anti-air Threat, Situations in which Denied Use of Airspace
Occurs Due to Political Concerns, or Incidents in which Clandestine Resupply is
Required.
¾ High Altitude / High Opening (HAHO) Resupply System
– 24,500ft Air to Ground Level (AGL)
– Horizontal Offset 30km (Objective)
– 50m Circular Error Probability (CEP)
¾ Compatible with All SOF Aircraft
¾ Deliver Between 250-700lbs
¾ Guidance Unit <35lbs
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Balancing Requirements
ƒ Existing Program of Record with a Validated Requirement:
¾ Get the Applicable Program Manager (PM) in on the Program at the Very
Beginning. Without Their Buy in, There Will Be No Support in Competing
with the Aspects of the Program.
¾ Get a Transition Agreement
¾ Get the SOF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) or Intended Users at the
Demonstration
ƒ If No Requirement:
¾ Link it to a USSOCOM Capability Gap
¾ Link it to a USSOCOM Combat Mission Needs Statement or a Joint Staff
Urgent Need if the New Capability Will Meet Their Timeline, Etc.
¾ Assist in the Development of an Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)
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SOAL-T Points of Contacts
ƒ Director:
Mr. Richard Chandler, (813) 826-9362
ƒ Deputy Director/SOST Program:
Mr. Dave Saren, (813) 826-9363
ƒ SOTD Program:
Mr. Jim Smith, (813) 282-3500
ƒ SBIR Program:
Mr. Shawn Martin, (813) 826-4578
ƒ MEDTECH Program:
Mr. Bob Clayton, (813) 826-8676
ƒ ACTD/JCTD Program:
Mr. Steve Littleton, (813) 826-9222
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UNCLASSIFIED
ƒ Technical Industrial Liaison Officer (TILO)
David J. Johnson
¾ Initial and primary POC for all wishing to do business
with USSOCOM
¾ Single entry and exit point for new business opportunities
[email protected] (813) 826-9482
SOCOM Web site: http://www.socom.mil
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UNCLASSIFIED
SOAL-T
Summary
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